Anti-arthritic activity of a classical Ayurvedic formulation in rats.

In India, has been traditionally used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The current study was undertaken to evaluate anti-arthritic activity of alcoholic extract of in rats. Arthritis was induced by administration of formaldehyde (2%v/v) or Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA) into the sub-plantar surface of left hind paw of the animals.

Effect of ethanol extract of an ayurvedic preparation (Pathyadya Churna) on arthritis in rats.

Objectives: To study the anti-arthritic activity of Pathyadya Churna ethanol extract (PCE) in rats.

Materials And Methods: Formaldehyde (2% v/v) or complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA 0.l mL) was injected in the left hind paw of male Wistar rats to develop arthritis.

Development and validation of a RP-HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of Embelin, Rottlerin and Ellagic acid in Vidangadi churna.

Vidangadi churna is a popular Ayurvedic formulation described in the chapter of the Ayurvedic literature for the treatment of . The preparation is a composite mixture of the fine powder of fruits of Vidang (), glandular trichomes of the fruits of Kamala (), mature fruits of Harde (), Saindhava and Yavakshara. The use of reversed phase C18 column eluted with gradient mobile phase of acetonitrile and water enabled the efficient separation of the chemical markers in 22 min.